The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-10-13

! eial capacity was their disiscaination 3
thus seemingly endorse the political ,hir,
party plank Of the convention.
Mp Plaecr soolh. stimulate sns
strengthen week aud tired muscles. Cur
pains and aches
or the tar payer Of Bailand. i2s pa,
tAies on over $40. 600. % on over $40. ooa
IL on orsr 5000 and 90 over 800
600. OF the taxable property the marble
ccmpaeies hold sbop, $500. 600 and Tho
backs i60.0
Mrs. Joseph. Baker, Of johnson. Vt 4.
was greatly afflicted with phthisie for
twenty years, and was prounouncei by
physicians as ineursble T~o bottles Of
wistafs Balsam wlld Cherry afforded her
much relief, and five completely cured
her.
10 the matter Of The fatal accident 10
Joseph Despofie. on the Bennington 4
Glastonbury railroad. September 10. 1857.
the commissioners say: Joseph Desporte
Of Glastonbury, an employe Of the lum-
Der department OF said railroad company
vas returning upon the railroad from Ben.
ningion 10 bis home. aud while In the
town Of Woodford and upon the railroad
track 10 a state OF intoxication was run
over by tran aud so injured that he died
the next day
Take Ayers Pills for Constipation. and
as purgative medicine. Sale aud effect
ual.
Tue annual meeting OF the trustees OF
the Soldiers Home was held at the home,
10 Bennington, Thursday. those 10 atten
dance being General Wells and Pitkin, e.
Gov. Proctor, Colonies Estey. Childs,
Tracy, Henry. Mansur, Kentield. and
kinsman, being the entire board except
Mai. Valentine, who is West The old
board OF officers was reelected. Gen.
William Wells Of Burlington, president;
Gen. T. P Ptkin Of Montpelier, treasurer;
Col Q. G Kiusmsn of Rutland. secretary.
1t was voted to repair the present build
ing, and the matter Of erecting new ones
was poaponed. Custer Post gave a camp
fire that evening in homer OF the trustees. |
The second reunion OF the seventeenth
regiment which was held at Burlington Cd |
Wednesday was 10 every way pleasant and
profitable. 0ne hundred OF the survivors
we're present. Col l.. Il. Knapp, presi-
lent OF the organization, presided. At
The election Of officers Col. j. H, Lucia OF
Montpelier was chosen president and e
L. Wells of Lyndouville, secretary and
In the evening Gen. Griffin,
he old brigade commander made an adj
lress at City Hall, and after that came
,ery enjoyable campfire, at which remarks
we're made by Senator Edmunds, Depart
nent Commander Blodgett, who was just
rome from the national encampment, Col.
J. G. Benedict aud others. Gov. Orms-
pee and ex.Gov. Smith. who we're unable
o be present, sent letters of regret.
When your blood is impoverished the
emedy is at hand. Take Ayers Sarsa-
,arilla. II
To test the opinion OF educators on the
question "Does the operation Of the sci
ntifc temperance law, as shown in the
PRACTICAL work OF the schoolroom, prove |
Is adaptabiity to our system Of schools, y Q
etters were some time ago sent toa large
lumber OF town superintendent and
eachers. 1t appears that % answers we're
eceived, and Of those 90 were 10 favor Of /
emperance instruction in schools, six gave I
qualified assent, and two decided mo-" !
approved Of our present law. 25 object |,
d to certain features of it, and 10 disap- a
roved of it entirely; as regards the text n
ooks prescribed, 46 pronounced them ex-
client, s would reject entirely, and 81 !
ked them very well or could endorse s.
hem with certain exceptions, and the ma 81
,rity knew Of no other books to which L
ley would give preference. OF s ply q
clans questioned as to the accuracy OF Il
lie books two pronounced them scientif- ST
ally incorrect. All concerned, teachers,
iperintendents and members OF the w.
. 7. u, object to the portion Of text
ook No. 2 relating to the distillation Of
der brandy. o,